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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 31, 2020

Longest word
balalaika
9 letters
Top scorer
tailback
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
22
5 letters
14
6 letters
7
7 letters
5
8 letters
7
9 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
A
1
3
1
5
B
7
1
2
3
2
15
C
1
5
1
2
1
10
I
1
1
1
3
K
2
1
3
L
4
3
3
10
T
7
1
1
2
11
Σ
22
14
7
5
7
2
57

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
al 4at 1
B
ba 7bi 4bl 4
C
ca 7ci 1cl 2
I
il 2it 1
K
ki 3
L
la 6li 4
T
ta 8ti 3

All 57 answers

257 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alack5
alibi5
alit1
alkali6
atilt5
bacilli7
backlitpangram14
backtalk8
bail1
balalaika9
balk1
ball1
biblical8
bilabial8
bilk1
bill1
blab1
black5
blackball9
blat1
cabal5
cabala6
call1
calla5
callback8
catcall7
cattail7
cilia5
clack5
click5
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
kickball8
kill1
kilt1
labia5
labial6
lack1
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lick1
lilac5
lilt1
tabla5
tactical8
tail1
tailbackpangram15
talc1
tali1
talk1
tall1
tibial6
till1
tilt1
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